Sports
The name of Algonquin College's sports team is the Algonquin Thunder. Thor is the Algonquin College mascot. Algonquin is a member of the OCAA and the CCAA. Varsity teams compete in six sports on the provincial level within the OCAA. The Men’s and Women’s teams in basketball, soccer, and volleyball can qualify to compete for a “National Championship” as members of the CCAA. Funding is provided by the Students' Association.
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“Come, my Celia, let us prove
While we may the sports of love;
Time will not be ours forever,
He at length our good will sever.”
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—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)